During early childhood ______________.
a. the amount of tooth decay is similar between children in developing and developed countries
b. most children become more like adults in terms of their body proportions
c. girls are slightly taller and heavier than boys
d. physical development occurs at a more rapid pace than it did in the first 3 years
Answer: b. most children become more like adults in terms of their body proportions
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An analysis of 26 longitudinal studies by Lansford et al. (2012) found that mild spanking was about as effective as other discipline methods that did not use spanking, such as verbal reminders and time-outs. The researchers argued that past results showing an association of spanking with problem behavior in children __________.
A. were correlational and therefore invalid B. were cross-sectional rather than longitudinal and therefore could not draw conclusions about the outcomes of spanking C. included some families that used more severe spanking, and it is only in those families that negative outcomes of spanking are found D. were conducted with mentally ill parents, and the children's poor behavior could have been inherited
The mean is the
A. 45th percentile B. most commonly occurring score C. arithmetic average D. variability of scores
Explain how Lawrence Weiskrantz research on blind sight helps support modern Freudian perspectives.
What will be an ideal response?
Projecting human attributes onto nature is called:
a. ?anthropomorphism b. ?animism c. ?primitivism d. ?vitalism